Mop-holder



I. DALToN.

MOP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MMI. I7. I92I.

1', 401 ,051, y Patented Deo. 20, 1921.

z5 /g 'f z5 H *li 24/ \Z ./Z /0 4 UNHTED STATES THOMAS DA1/EON, OF CHCAGO, ILLINOIS.

MGE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented Dec. 20, 1921.

Application filed March 17, 1921. Serial No. 453,124.

To @ZZ @o from t may concern Be it known that l, Trroinxs DAL'roN, a citizen of the United States, residing` at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mop-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in mop holders, and more particularly to improved means for detachably securing the mop in the holder. Considerable trouble is usually involved in attaching and removing` mops for holders, particularly in removing the mop, as the fabric of a Vmop in use is liable to become very much entangled so that it is often necessary to cut the mop before it can be removed from the holder.- l therefore provide means for.y avoiding such trouble by making the aws which clamp the mop detachable, so that when the outer jaw on which the mop hangs is removed, the mop goes with it. Another object is to provide detachable claim ing parts so that in case such parts are damaged or broken they can be easily replaced, thus avoiding the necessity of throwing the holder away which is often the case with similar devices of different construction. A further object is to provide means for keeping a wet mop from coming in contact with the threaded stem. Then a mop is not in use it is generally placed against a wall, with the mop up, so that wet mop in that position would hang down and come Vin contact with the 'threaded stem, thus, causing the stem to rrode and makingit diflicult to operate the thumb nut. I avoid this by securing a disk on the threaded stem which disk extends o'utwardly sufciently to hold the mop away from the stem so it cannot come in Contact with it, For a complete understanding of my invention reference is had to the following detailed description and accompanying` drawings in which- Figure 1 is a front view of the mop holder including all of the working parts thereof and showing the clamping jaws slightly apart and with the outer jaw in clamping position; I

Fig. 2 is a )lan view of the inner jaw looking towarc the handle;

Fig. 3 is a similar view of the outer jaw, and

Fig. 4l is a perspective view of the ferrule.

Referring to the drawings in which similar numerals of reference denote similar parts throughout the several views, 3 represents the handle provided at one end with a longitudinally extending aperture 21 as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, and a capped ferrule 9 with an opening 19 in its capped portion, as shown in Fig. 4, which opening coincides with the opening or aperture 21 in the handle. Near its a ertured end, the handle is provided with a transverse perforation 15, and extending1 from saidv perforation, in opposite sidestof the handle, are grooves 11, which latter extend lengthwise of the handle toward its apertured end, and parallel with each other.

A 'bail 1 has its central portion securely attached to the handle by a V-shaoed bend 2O which passes through the perforation 15, and is bent toward and into the grooves 117 as shown at 26 in Fig. 1, after which it is bent at points 22 to diverge. as at 23, and then to extend in parallelism as at 24, and terminating iny short right angle bends 25 at oppositely disposed points. This manner of forming the bail. leaves an open space between the right angle bends 25. through which the inner clamping` jaw Q can be readily removed.

- The inner jaw 2 is detachably and slidablv mounted on the outer parallel portions 2li of the bail, and it is provided with an oblong slot 4e at each end, and a longitudinal groove 18 between said slots. The jaw 2 also has a boss 12 at a central point 4ou its inner side to which is secured a threaded stem l provided with a thumb nut 8. A dislr -G for the purpose before specified is placed on the threaded stem against the boss 12 and secured thereto by a nut 10. The threaded stem 7 passes through opening 19 inthe capped portion ofthe ferrule 9 shonuiV in Fig. il, and into the aperturev 21 in the handle Sand moves freely therein. rllhe capped portion of the ferrule forms a bearing for the thumb nut 8 on removing the inner jaw from the bail, or attaching it thereto, the oblong slots l provided in said jaw permit it to move freely on the bail, and to pass over the right angle bends 25.

The outer clamping Jaw 5 is detachably y mounted on the bail and provided with a longitudinal groove 17 on one side, and a notch 13 at one end, as shown in Fig. 3. lhen the outer jaw 5 is in clamping position, as shown in Fig. 1, its .grooved side 17 abuts against the right angle bends 25, and

its notched end 18 engages one side of the bail adjacent to the right angle bend, as shown at 14 in Fig. 1, and thus prevents the jaw from turning. The jaw may be positioned sol that its notch 13 engages either side of the bail. The right angle bends 25 serve as stops to limit the outward movement of jaw 5. j

Wvhen the thumb nut 8 is turned to the right, ,the inner jaw 4 and the threaded stem 7 recede until the stem comes in contact with the inner end of the longitudinal aperture 21. A. mop can then be placed on the inner jaw and the outer jaw placed on top of the mop. The thumb nut is then turned to the left which causes the jaws to move toward the right angle bends 25, said bends serving as `stops to limit the outward movement of jaw 5. Thus, the outer jaw is clamped against the right angle bendsl and the mop is securely clamped between both jaws. The mop can be quickly removed from the holder by repeating the first operation, that is by turning the thumb not to the right. to retract the inner jaw to effect the release of the outer jaw. The outer jaw can be removed and the mop goes with it, and said jaw can then be easily withdrawn from the mop.

While l have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts, may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

l claim- 1. A mop holder comprising a handle hava transverse perforation adjacent to one end, and diametrically opposite longitudinal Vside grooves extending from the perforation to said end of' the handle, a bail having its side portions seating in the grooves and provided with a transverse connecting portion seating in the perforation, said side portions of the bail also projecting from the aforesaid end of the handle and terminating in inwardly directed lateral bends, inner and outer mop-clamping jaws carried by the bail, the outer jaw abutting against the foresaid lateral bends of the bail end, and means for adjusting the inner jaw.

2. A mop holder comprising a handle, inner' and outer mop-clamping jaws, a supportingframe for said jaws carried by the sides behind said bends and abutting thereagainst, one end of the outer jaw being notched to lit a corresponding frame side, and means for operating the inner jaw.

3. A mop holder comprising a handle, inner and outer mop-clamping jaws,- a supporting frame for said jaws carried by the handle, said frame having laterally spaced and parallel sides between which the inner jaw is slidably supported, the forward extremities of said frame sides having inwardly directed lateral bends which are spaced from each other to permit insertion of the outer jaw to seat between the-frame sides behind said bends and abutting thereagainst, a screw stem extending rearwardly from the inner jaw and extending into the handle, said handle having an axialV opening to seat the rear end of the stem, and nut screwed on the stem and abutting against the forward end of the handle.

4. A mop holder comprising a handle, inner and outer mop-clamping jaws, a supporting frame for said jaws carried by the handle, means for operating the innerjaw, said means including a screw stem extending rearwardly from said aw, and a 'guard plate for said stem back of the inner jaw.

5. A mop holder comprising aV handle, inner and outer mop-clamping paws, a supporting frame for saidjaws carried by the handle, said frame having laterally spaced and parallel sides between which the inner jaw seats, the forward extremities of said frame sides having inwardly directed lateral bends which are spaced from cach other to permit insertion of the outer jaw between' the frame sides behind said bends and abutting thereagainst, the inner jaw having elongated apertures through which the frame sides pass, and said apertures having a length to pass the aforesaid bends to permit removal of said inner jaw from the frame, and means for operating the inner jaw.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

THCMAS DALTON. 

